Adventitious Root Cultures of Boesenbergia rotunda as a Source of Pinostrobin

• Main Authors: Yusuf, Nor Azma, Mohd Rahim, Nur Salsabeela, Ahamad Azhar, Siti Zulaiha, Abd. Ghani, Khairunnisa, Sommano, Sarana, Khalid, Norzulaani
• Format: Article
• Published: Insight Society 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20224/; https://doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.8.2.2411

Pinostrobin is the major bioactive compound from the roots of Boesenbergia rotunda, and it possesses activities against HIV, Helicobacter pylori, ulcer, leukemia and inflammatory. The present study aimed to optimize the conditions for the production of adventitious roots from B. rotunda on Murashige...